All articles by Ky Nikitha
Ky Nikitha
Pfleiderer invests in polish production
Germany’s Pfl eiderer is continuing to invest in raising the output capability of its production facility in Grajewo, our Poland correspondent, Jaroslaw Adamowski, reports
Novopan expands horizons
Novopan del Ecuador’s recent expansion of its medium density particleboard factory in Quito is a standout recent project in the South American panels industry, reports Stephen Powney
Roseburg responds to LVL demand
Roseburg Forest Products opened a laminated veneer lumber plant in late-2019, adding to its already extensive portfolio
Renewing an Industry
Arauco’s new particleboard plant in Grayling, Michigan is up and running. Mike Botting reports
A Significant addition
One of the biggest stories to come out of North America recently is the start-up of Kronospan Particleboard’s brand new line in Oxford, Alabama. This large new production line has added significantly to US production capacity. Mike Botting reports
Moving forward
Wood panel plant supplier Dieffenbacher says it is maintaining healthy business performance and product innovation despite a more challenging global economic environment. Stephen Powney reports from the company’s Eppingen base
Rice Straw futures
Siempelkamp says the rice straw plant for CalAg LLC represents a potential vision for the fututre for the panel industry, with climate protection benefits
Made to measure
An extension to the factory in Alfeld and new innovations in measuring technology are some of the latest developments at Fagus-GreCon. Stephen Powney reports
Particleboard growth continues
The first part of our annual global survey of the particleboard industry was published in our October/November edition. In Part 2, Stephen Powney looks at developments outside Europe and North America